This Gibson ES125TDC is sold with a later Gibson hard shell case. The fully hollow body is quite light and is surprisingly loud acoustically. In terms of features, it is the furthest evolved of the original ES-125 lineage a family of electric archtops that has its roots in the pre-war era of the late 1930s when amplified guitars were just starting to become popular in the jazz world. Gibsons of this era have somewhat narrower fingerboards, particularly compared to current models. The dual P-90 pickup single-cutaway ES-125TDC thinline electric archtop was manufactured at Gibson’s Kalamazoo factory during the 1960s. This 1969 Gibson ES125TDC is in good playing condition, and has a great feel and sound. Many non-professional Jazz and Blues players have used the various ES-125 models, and some professionals – George Thorogood, for example, is closely associated with the Gibson ES125TDC. For 1961, the cutaway was added and the model was available as the single pickup TC or the double pickup TDC, sometimes called the TCD with the same meaning. By 1956, the ES125T Thinline model appeared, still in non-cutaway form.
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Gibson introduced the ES-125 during 1941 as an entry level, non-cutaway, full body archtop with one or two P-90 pickups. The nitrocellulose lacquer finish is original and in good shape, with lots of natural lacquer checking but minimal wear otherwise. Though this is just one of many iterations of the ES-125 model, the thinline Gibson ES-125T played an important role in the evolution of the guitar. An ABR style ‘Tune-O-Matic’ bridge and a pearlescent white pickguard have also been added. The ES-125T was a thinline archtop that sported only one pickup: Gibsons famous P-90. Here, the plastic covers have been replaced with metal covers – as used on the Casino and ES-330, to increase shielding and reduce hum. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.Here’s an always-fun guitar – a Gibson ES125TDC thinline cutaway archtop electric guitar with a pair of P-90’s and several upgrades!Īs stock, the Gibson ES125TDC – ES stands for Electric Spanish (as opposed to Hawaiian) and the TDC initials expand to Thinline, Double Pickup and with a Cutaway has a pair of P-90 pickups with black plastic ‘Dog Ear’ covers, indicating the screw tabs used to mount the cover and pickup to the guitar top.
Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand.
These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration.
The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price).
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